AlphaTauri denies being ‘aggressive’ over Tost/Mekies F1 announcement

Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, AlphaTauri revealed that Tost would be stepping down at the end of this season, with his Italian outfit to be run by Ferrari sporting director Mekies and new CEO Peter Bayer.

But the announcement of Mekies’ recruitment did not go down well at Ferrari, as it was unaware of the development. Its team principal Fred Vasseur said the timing of the press release was “a bit aggressive”.

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